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Bilateral areolar sebaceous hyperplasia in a post-menopausal woman
- Source :
- European journal of dermatology : EJD. 26(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- In the breast, sebaceous glands can be seen at the tip of the nipple or as 10 to 15 small rounded elevations in the areola. These structures can undergo atrophy with age, being of little importance in medical practice since pathological lesions develop rarely at this site. However, sebaceous hyperplasia at this level may lead to confusion with breast Paget's disease.A 67-year-old woman sought medical attention for bilateral multiple papules coalescing into plaques on areolas, which were noticed two [...]
- Subjects :
- Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Biopsy
Sebaceous hyperplasia
Dermatology
Post menopausal
030207 dermatology & venereal diseases
03 medical and health sciences
Sebaceous Glands
0302 clinical medicine
Atrophy
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Pathological
Areola
Medical attention
Confusion
Aged
Hyperplasia
business.industry
Medical practice
medicine.disease
body regions
Postmenopause
medicine.anatomical_structure
Nipples
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19524013
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European journal of dermatology : EJD
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2aeb0d302078a9178d484aca1d0f11e6